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Affected by international holidays, the trading hours of some VT Markets products will be adjusted.

Please check the following link for the affected products:

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Dear Client,

Please note that the dividends of the following products will be adjusted accordingly. Index dividends will be executed separately through a balance statement directly to your trading account, and the comment will be in the following format “Div & Product Name & Net Volume ”.

Please refer to the table below for more details:

The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

Dear Client,

Please note that the dividends of the following products will be adjusted accordingly. Index dividends will be executed separately through a balance statement directly to your trading account, and the comment will be in the following format “Div & Product Name & Net Volume ”.

Please refer to the table below for more details:

The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

Bubblegum, lollipops, sour belts…or perhaps some gobstoppers and jawbreakers?

Just like a kid armed with some spare change in a candy shop–financial markets offer many tantalising treats in the form of opportunities, but how do you know which one suits you best?

We know that picking the right one can sometimes feel like a challenge. Do you prefer the fast-paced, high-action life of forex, the steady growth of stocks, or the exciting, wild swings of crypto? Each market offers unique opportunities and risks.

If you are unsure where to start, join us as we break down what makes each of the three markets tick–and which would be a good match for your trading style.

Forex: The Chewy, Zesty Sour Belt for Fast-Moving Traders

Forex is fast, dynamic, and always moving—just like a sour belt candy that keeps stretching as you pull. It’s thin, flexible, and packed with flavour, much like how currency pairs react to economic events, interest rate decisions, and global news.

One of the biggest appeals of forex trading is its accessibility. Unlike stocks, where you must pick individual companies, forex pairs revolve around macroeconomic trends. Traders analyse interest rates, inflation reports, and central bank policies to determine currency strength.

Just when you think you have figured out the taste, the tanginess kicks in, similar to how forex markets can suddenly reverse due to an unexpected policy shift or data release. It’s a favourite for traders who enjoy quick action, liquidity, and constant opportunities. But just like sour belts, forex trading isn’t for everyone—some may find the sharp price movements too much to handle.

Stocks: The Slow-Burn Jawbreaker for the Long-Term Planners

Stocks are the classic, time-tested favourite, much like a jawbreaker. At first, nothing much seems to happen, but with patience, layers start to dissolve, revealing new flavours. Some stocks offer steady, predictable returns, much like a slow-melting jawbreaker, while others, like high-growth stocks, have an unexpected burst of intensity when you least expect it.

One advantage of stocks is their relatively lower volatility compared to forex or crypto. Blue-chip stocks—shares of established companies—tend to offer stability, making them ideal for long-term traders who prefer steady growth over daily price swings.

Unlike forex, stock markets operate at fixed hours, requiring patience. It’s for those who don’t mind holding on, whether for long-term investments or carefully planned trades. While some jawbreakers have surprising flavour twists, most deliver a reliable, steady experience—just like blue-chip stocks that hold their value over time.

If you prefer a mix of fundamental research, lower leverage, and a structured market, stocks might be your best bet.

Crypto: The Mystery-Flavour Gobstopper for the Bold

Crypto is the ultimate wild card—an unpredictable, always-changing gobstopper with a mystery core. Every time you think you know what flavour is coming next, it changes. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins move based on sentiment, speculation, and sudden market events.

For traders who love risk and rapid price changes, crypto provides unmatched opportunities. The market is still young, meaning traders can take advantage of large price swings that are less common in traditional assets.

It’s exciting, chaotic, and offers the possibility of sweet rewards, but there’s always the risk that the next flavour won’t be what you expected. Just like crypto markets, it’s not for the faint of heart. Some traders thrive on the constant surprises, while others find it too unpredictable.

If you are comfortable with risk, volatility, and an always-on market, crypto could be your playground.

Conclusion: Finding Your Sweet Spot

Walking into a candy shop, every kid faces the same decision: Do they go for the intense and stretchy sour belt, the slow-revealing jawbreaker, or the ever-changing mystery gobstopper? 

There’s no right or wrong choice—only the one that matches their taste. Markets work the same way! Forex suits those who love fast action and flexibility, stocks appeal to traders who prefer stability and patience, and crypto attracts thrill-seekers who embrace the unknown.

At the end of the day, the best choice depends on what excites you, what you can handle, and how you want to enjoy your trading journey. 

At VT Markets, you don’t have to choose just one—we offer forex, stocks, and crypto trading so you can build your perfect mix. What’s your flavour?

Dear Client,

Please note that the dividends of the following products will be adjusted accordingly. Index dividends will be executed separately through a balance statement directly to your trading account, and the comment will be in the following format “Div & Product Name & Net Volume ”.

Please refer to the table below for more details:

The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

Dear Client,

New contracts will automatically be rolled over as follows:

Please note:
• The rollover will be automatic, and any existing open positions will remain open.
• Positions that are open on the expiration date will be adjusted via a rollover charge or credit to reflect the price difference between the expiring and new contracts.
• To avoid CFD rollovers, clients can choose to close any open CFD positions prior to the expiration date.
• Please ensure that all take-profit and stop-loss settings are adjusted before the rollover occurs.
• All internal transfers for accounts under the same name will be prohibited during the first and last 30 minutes of the trading hours on the rollover dates.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

Dear Client,

Please note that the dividends of the following products will be adjusted accordingly. Index dividends will be executed separately through a balance statement directly to your trading account, and the comment will be in the following format “Div & Product Name & Net Volume ”.

Please refer to the table below for more details:

The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

Pedagang telah diuji bertalu-talu pada minggu lepas dengan pasaran bergelut untuk mencerna polisi perdagangan dan keputusan bank pusat. Langkah agresif Donald Trump untuk mengenakan tarif telah mengasak pasaran global, dengan duti baru ke atas China, Mexico, dan Kanada menghangatkan volatiliti merentasi ekuiti, mata wang, dan komoditi.

Penundaan kebanyakan tarif memberikan ruang bernafas buat sementara waktu, tetapi China masih terlibat dalam pertikaian perdagangan baru dengan US, dengan membalas duti 15% ke atas eksport tenaga dan 10% ke atas 72 produk kilang.

Memburukkan lagi keadaan, Trump telah menarik balik keputusannya untuk menghapuskan loophole de minimis, yang sebelum ini mengecualikan tarif untuk import bernilai kecil dari China.

Dengan tarif menyebulungi ekonomi global seperti ribut, bank pusat sedang melaraskan polisi monetari mereka bagi mengimbangi risiko inflasi dengan pertumbuhan yang perlahan.

Bank Pusat Umumkan Kadar

Federal Reserve dijangka memotong kadar sebanyak 50 mata asas, menurunkan kadar penanda aras kepada 4.00% menjelang akhir 2025. Langkah ini mencerminkan langkah berhati-hati berbanding pelonggaran agresif, memandangkan pasaran buruh yang kukuh dan kebimbangan inflasi berterusan menghalang Fed dari melakukan pemotongan lebih mendalam.

Di seberang Atlantik, European Central Bank (ECB) sedang bersedia untuk kitaran pelonggaran yang lebih agresif, dengan unjuran pemotongan kadar 100 mata asas untuk menurunkan kadar akhir kepada 2.15%. Inflasi di Eurozone telah menurun kepada 2.4%, memberikan ECB sedikit ruang untuk merangsang pertumbuhan. Walau bagaimanapun, jurang kadar yang melebar antara Fed dan ECB dijangka melemahkan euro, mendorong aliran keluar modal ke arah dolar.

Bank of England (BOE) juga telah menukar pendirian, dengan unjuran pemotongan kadar 75 mata asas dijangka menurunkan kadar akhir kepada 4.00% menjelang akhir tahun. Ekonomi UK semakin perlahan, dan pasaran buruh menunjukkan tanda-tanda tekanan. Pound British kekal di bawah tekanan, dengan kebimbangan gangguan perdagangan berkaitan Brexit dan kemungkinan tarif US ke atas barang UK menambah kerapuhannya.

Jepun kekal sebagai pengecualian dalam kalangan bank pusat utama. Bank of Japan (BOJ) dijangka menaikkan kadar sebanyak 75 mata asas, meningkatkan kadar dasar kepada 1.00% pada 2025. Ini menandakan perubahan besar daripada dasar kadar faedah negatif Jepun yang berpanjangan, didorong oleh pertumbuhan gaji dilaras inflasi dan prospek ekonomi yang lebih stabil. Walau bagaimanapun, jika sektor eksport Jepun terjejas oleh tarif baharu US, BOJ mungkin terpaksa mempertimbangkan semula kadar pengetatan.

Pasaran Minggu Ini

Dengan ketakpastian yang tinggi, kita beralih kepada carta untuk isyarat lebih lanjut mengenai hala tuju pasaran. Indeks dollar US (USDX) berdagang dalam julat yang berubah-ubah, mencecah 108.35 sebelum menarik balik. Jika pergerakan harga bergerak mendatar pada paras ini, pergerakan menurun ke 107.70 masih berkemungkinan, manakala sebarang pecahan di atas 108.65 boleh meningkatkan kekuatan dollar.

Emas terus mempamerkan ketakpastian, yang awalnya menolak rintangan pada $2,870 sebelum menunjukkan tanda−tanda kenaikan baru. Jika emas meneruskan kenaikan, pedagang akan memerhatikan pergerakan harga berhampiran $2,943 untuk pengesahan pecahan rintangan. Dengan kebimbangan inflasi dan risiko global masih berterusan, emas kekal sebagai pelindung nilai terhadap volatiliti.

Harga minyak mencari arah, dengan minyak WTI menguji $71.00. Jika harga kekal pada paras ini, momentum menaik boleh mendorong ujian semula pada $76.50. Walau bagaimanapun, kebimbangan berterusan terhadap polisi perdagangan dan permintaan tenaga mungkin menyekat kenaikan, mengekalkan minyak dalam fasa konsolidasi.

S&P 500 bergerak mendatar selepas rali baru-baru ini, dengan sokongan utama berhampiran 6,000. Jika pembeli mula aktif, pergerakan ke arah 6,190 dan 6,330 menjadi kemungkinan. Namun, dengan polisi monetari dan risiko perdagangan masih berlegar-legar, indeks mungkin sukar mengekalkan momentum bullish tanpa data ekonomi lebih kukuh.

Bitcoin berada dalam julat sempit, menguji paras tinggi kritikal pada 102,475. Jika pergerakan harga kekal tidak menentu, Bitcoin mungkin jatuh ke 94,770 sebelum cubaan pecahan tinggi yang baru. Jika 102,475 kekal sebagai rintangan, penurunan lanjut ke 91,227 atau 89,146 mungkin menjadi tumpuan sebelum sebarang momentum bullish muncul semula.

Peristiwa Minggu Ini

Pada hari Selasa, ucapan Gabenor BOE Bailey dijangka memberi potensi kenaikan awal kepada GBP/USD, walau kegagalan mengekalkan paras di atas 1.2300 boleh mencetuskan penurunan. Kemudian, testimoni Pengerusi Fed Powell dijangka mendorong USDX bergerak mendatar ke atas sebelum menurun, menjadikannya peristiwa utama untuk posisi dollar.

Hari Rabu memberikan data inflasi US, dengan Core CPI dijangka pada 2.9% (turun daripada 3.2%). CPI Keseluruhan diunjurkan kekal pada 2.9%. Walaupun tiada jangkaan kejutan besar, angka ini akan mempengaruhi jangkaan pasaran terhadap keputusan kadar Fed.

Pada hari Khamis, jangkaan inflasi New Zealand (sebelumnya 2.12%) dan data GDP UK, diunjurkan kekal pada pertumbuhan 0.10% bulanan, menjadi tumpuan. Sementara itu, CPI Switzerland dijangka kekal pada -0.10%, dan PPI US diunjurkan pada 0.20%, tanpa perubahan struktur besar. Walaupun angka ini mungkin tidak mengubah sentimen pasaran secara drastik, ia akan membantu membentuk prospek dasar monetari merentas ekonomi ini.

Buka akaun VT Markets anda dan mula berdagang sekarang.

Dear Client,

Please note that the dividends of the following products will be adjusted accordingly. Index dividends will be executed separately through a balance statement directly to your trading account, and the comment will be in the following format “Div & Product Name & Net Volume ”.

Please refer to the table below for more details:

The above data is for reference only, please refer to the MT4/MT5 software for specific data.

If you’d like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].

You wake up, coffee in hand, screens glowing with opportunity. The markets are moving, and you’re ready to jump in. But somewhere between the first trade of the day and the fiftieth price refresh, the excitement starts to fade. Your heart races, your shoulders tense, and suddenly, every decision feels heavier than it should. Sound familiar?

Welcome to the reality of trading stress.

The markets are relentless—always open, always shifting, always demanding your attention. But trading success isn’t just about reading charts and executing trades—it’s about managing your mindset and energy levels too. If you’re running on fumes, your decision-making will suffer, your confidence will dip, and your once-strategic moves will become reckless guesses.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

The Hidden Cost of Stress in Trading

Stress doesn’t just make you feel bad—it kills your edge in the market. That slight hesitation before executing a trade? The panic-driven impulse buy? The refusal to cut a losing position, hoping for a miracle reversal? That’s stress talking.

Burnout doesn’t hit all at once—it creeps up on you. One minute, you’re locked in, feeling on top of the world. The next, you’re fatigued, unfocused, and making trades just to feel like you’re doing something.

The early signs of burnout are subtle. It starts with an extra hour at the screen, then two. A hesitation that wasn’t there before. A sudden wave of doubt before executing a trade. A tendency to overcorrect, to react impulsively instead of following a plan. What once felt like a thrilling game of strategy starts to feel like a war of attrition—one where you’re both the commander and the casualty.

The markets have a way of rewarding patience, of favouring those who know when to act and when to wait. The best traders aren’t necessarily the ones who know the most technical patterns or have the most aggressive strategies. They are the ones who know themselves. Who recognize the limits of their focus, their stamina, their emotional resilience.

Learning to Unwind

In an industry that thrives on the idea of ‘grind culture,’ the notion of stepping away feels counterintuitive.

But the traders who last aren’t the ones who trade the most—they’re the ones who trade the smartest. And smart trading is about more than just numbers and charts. It’s about energy management. It’s about knowing when to unplug, when to reset, when to take a step back so that you can return sharper, clearer, and in control.

The traders who thrive are the ones who have built rituals into their day—not just for trading, but for maintaining balance. They have their morning routines, their ways of grounding themselves before the first trade. They set limits, not just on their positions but on their time. They step away when they need to, knowing that clarity doesn’t come from staring at the screen longer, but from knowing when to pause and recalibrate.

And perhaps most importantly, they know that trading is not just about the wins. It’s about the long game. It’s about consistency over time, about learning from losses without letting them define you. It’s about knowing that success isn’t just measured in profits, but in longevity.

The market isn’t going anywhere. The question is, will you still be here, years from now, still sharp, still in love with the game, still making moves with confidence? Because the ones who last aren’t just traders. They are strategists, they are risk managers, they are masters of their own minds.

And that, in the end, is what separates those who burn out from those who build legacies.